Hand Lettered Canvas Journal Pouch

 Friday
$130
  
  Lisa Engelbrecht 9:00 - 4:30    

Student Level: Everyone!
Type of Workshop: Project

 

This bag is perfect way to carry your journals and all those crazy writing tools. You’ll begin with heavy weight canvas, an old brush and paints! Painting the canvas with acrylic paints and gesso will start this adventure - we’ll play, swirl, twirl and scratch bright colors onto the canvas. While this dries, the fun of hand lettering begins. I will only show you the easiest ways to write on fabric and the best tools to use -however even your own handwriting (or scribbling) will do. WHAT you write on your bag is important-creating meaningful personal text and accessing the eloquence of others with inspiring quotes will help us to create a work of art to hang on our shoulder. You can easily sew this bag by hand, enclosing the strap to your desired length, and embellish with tassels, trim and beads. No previous experience in any of the above techniques is necessary. It may be even better if you have no experience at all-to be a total beginner!  

Materials Fee of $10 payable to Instructor at class time includes:
Some acrylic inks to sample
Metallic powders
Gesso etc., and much more  

Supply List:
-One yard or more of Smooth Heavy weight unprimed canvas - 12 ounce or what you can find-100% cotton Daniel Smith.com or your local art store (paint drops are fine too-just look for the brown dots that tell you it’s cotton!) - I've found drill cloth at JoAnn's that works well at $4.99 per yard at this writing
-Fabric paints you already have
-FW and Pearlescent Acrylic Inks, a couple colors - available at jerrysartarma.com, johnealbookseller.com and paperinkarts.com
-Old Brushes-hairy, flat, pointed watercolor, house painting
-Micron markers, Pitt pens, Sharpies, and/or gel pens
-Flat Brush, 1/4 inch or a little bigger
-Smaller pointed brush – don’t spends lot on these two
-Small Spray bottle
-Zig Calligraphy marker - are available at Target
-Plastic palette - 6 well
-Fabric Scissors
-Ruler
-Trim, tassels
-Small miscellaneous fabric stuff
-Metallic thread
-Embroidery floss, different textures, big needle for this
-3 Yards of heavier cording or ribbon for the shoulder strap
-An Awl or a push pin will help sewing a lot
-Your theme-should be ‘you-based’...Look for quotes that inspire you to create or write some lines about your creative life
-Smaller mementos, symbols, charms, quotes and words, beads and amulets that speak to a certain memory and/or your secret art self
-Iron ...if you live nearby
-Paper Towels or rags
-Water container
-Apron  

Questions? Email Lisa at lengelbrecht@earthlink.net
Website: www.lisaengelbrecht.com
Blog: www.lisaletters.blogspot.com

 

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